Why it's admired:
Soda may be enemy number one in the public battle against obesity, but Coca-Cola is far from fizzling thanks to a growing non-fizzy beverage business and the company's popularity
overseas. Coke posted double-digit sales growth in countries such as India and Thailand in 2012 (overall sales were up 4% worldwide.) And while Coke and Diet Coke stand as the US's
leading soft drinks (arch rival Pepsi ranks #3), the company also boasts billion dollar brands like vitaminwater and Minute Maid that even a mayor like Mike Bloomberg could get behind.
More nutrition is on the way too: the company dipped into the dairy business this year with the acquisition of an equity stake in Fair Oaks Farms Brands, the health-conscious company
behind Core Power, a protein shake product. âÄîEF

The Most Admired list is the definitive report card on corporate reputations. Our survey partners at Hay Group started with approximately 1,400 companies: the Fortune
1,000âÄîthe 1,000 largest U.S. companies ranked by revenueâÄîand non-U.S. companies in Fortune's global 500 database with revenue of $10 billion or
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